The launch of the latest S class in 2013 was a game changer for Mercedes and for CEO Dieter Zetsche.
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Honda is tapping independent repair shops as yet another way to track down owners of Honda and Acura vehicles with recalled yet unrepaired Takata airbag modules.
Fiat Chrysler will refresh and stick with its stable of large cars until at least 2020, two sources told Automotive News.
Last week, American Axle announced plans to acquire Metaldyne Performance Group Inc. for $3.3 billion, a deal that allows it to declare that it is truly independent of its former parent, General Motors.
With so much capital going into the AutoNation USA used-car stores and other brand extensions, AutoNation's appetite for acquisitions will primarily be limited to smaller deals to fill a hole in an existing market, CEO Mike Jackson says.
Sonic Automotive is procuring used cars by putting private sellers together with private buyers at its used-only EchoPark stores.
A New York-area dealer used video to get his service advisers to stop leaving customers unattended and waiting.
This It has been an exasperating presidential election cycle and feels like it has gone on forever. So now that it's almost over, why not have a little fun?
Hendrick Automotive Group has decided not to switch to CDK's dealership management system from Reynolds and Reynolds' system, CDK CEO Brian MacDonald told analysts.
The Takata airbag mess has AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson putting a new twist on his prayers.
For eight decades, Toyota's business model was straightforward: Sell more cars, make more profit.
Now free of its large parent company, newly independent seat maker Adient is ready to begin pouring more cash into future seat research and technology.
From the age of 5, when he chose a push car as a birthday present, Martin Leach was happiest behind the wheel of an automobile, preferably a very fast one.
Suppliers have grumbled about Nissan North America's rough posture on parts pricing. Nissan now wants to do better.
Toyota wowed the Specialty Equipment Market Association Show with a custom-built, 2,200-hp Land Cruiser powered by a stock 5.7-liter V-8 with two Garrett turbochargers and a custom ATI transmission.
ZF-TRW and other suppliers envision a role of leading automakers into autonomous capability.
While it's increasingly unlikely that 2016 will beat last year's record U.S. volume, sales of the big vehicles that generate the bulk of many automakers' profits are at an all-time high.
After a whirlwind of local and national media coverage of a lawsuit filed by Florida dealer Earl Stewart against a rival group which was selling used vehicles subject to the Takata airbag recall, there's one less dealership group in South Florida...
With the current economy the last thing you need is for your vehicle to break down. Whether your driving a reliable car or a busted up